Dress marker



Oct. 26 1926. I

' T. s. REES ET AL DRESS MARKER Original Filed June 14. 1923 ATTO QEYS,

Patented Oct. 26, 1926.

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Application filed June 14.; 1923,*"seria1 This invention relates to improvements in dress markers. 7

It is one of the objects ofthe present invention to provide a device'for use by dresshang from the floor.

A further object of thein'vention is to provide a'device ofthe class described by which means a circumferential mark may be placed on a garmentto indicate'where it is to be'sewed so that the garmentwill hang accurately throughout its entire c1r-- cumference.

prising a revoluble platform upon which the" person on whom the'garmentis to be fitted may-standand aid in the marklng of the garment by revolving the platform.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of the class described having an adjustable marker to permit a mark being made upon a garment at any desired height from the floor.

ing a graduated marker standard.

simple construction, is strong and durable, and is well adapted for the purpose desired.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists of the improved dress marker, its parts and combinations as set forth in the claims, and all equivalents thereof.

Referring now more particularly to the accompanying drawing in which the same reference characters indicate the same parts in all of the views:

Fig. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of the improved dress marker; parts being broken away; and

Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof, parts being broken away.

Referring to the drawing it will be seen that the numeral 5 indicates the base portion of the improved dress marker, said base portion being adapted to rest upon the floor as indicated by the line 6 in Fig. 1. The upper face of said base portion is provided with an annular grooved flange 7 in which are disposed a plurality of ball bear N03 645,312. Renewed April 12;1926.

ings 8' placed' side .byside. Fixedly' secured in one side'of the'base portion, asat 9, is a shaft or' rod lOeXtending outwardly there from and the outer end of said rod is fixed ly secured to' astandardbaSe ll which is positioned so as to rest on the floor. Projecting upwardly from the base lland at right angles'to the face thereof is an elon-' -gated standard member 12 of'any convenient lengthyand said'standard is; graduated as indicated by the lines 13 to indicate inches, centimeters, 'or' any-other--desired units ofi measure. Amarker arm 14 is pivotally and slidably' mounted upon said standard and at right'angles thereto and a maybe held at anyde'sired; position. {The arm 14 is formed in two" sections, 16 and 17 The portion 16 thereof is formed integral with a tubularportion 18'w'hich receives the standard, while the "portion I 17 -thereof serves as an adjustable extension. Saidlast "mentioned portion -has a- U-shaped inner end 18 which is adapted to receivethe outer end of 'meinber 16 and'is'pivotally'secured thereto by'ineans of abolt 19. The outer r end ,of thearm 17'is provided "with-a clamp- A further object 'ofthe invention is to provide a device of the class described-lravingjaw *201 pivotallysecuredas at 21. A "boltwQQ passes through said jaw and the "arm; and a nut 23 is p'rovided for the end A further objectfof the invention is to provide a dress marker which is of very "bevd'rawn into close engagement with the adjacent portion of the arm to securely hold a piece of chalk 24 or other marking material as. shown.

Projecting upwardly from said base portion 5 and fixedly secured therein is a shaft 25, and lock nuts 26 are provided for the lower end thereof. The upper end of said shaft is j ournaled in a bearing portion 27 of a platform member 27 which rests on the ball-bearings 8 and is adapted to revolve about said shaft as an axis and move on said ball-bearings. The platform member is somewhat larger in size than the base memher and its shape is as shown in Fig. 2. Near the periphery of said platform at one side thereof, a bearing 28 is formed integral with said platform and said bearing has a shaft 29 revolubly journaled therein. The upper end of the shaft has a turn wheel 30 keyed thereto and the portion of the shaft between the bearing and the turn wheel is surrounded by a jacket 31 as shown. The lower end por tion of the shaft is threaded as at 32 and a flanged pulley wheel 33 is carried thereon so Oil turn bolt 15"'is'provided so "thatsaidarm j A further'object of the invention is to provide a device of the class described com and marker are then adjusted so that the chalk will describe a line on the garment at the desired height from the face of the platform.

Then, the person on the platform may turn the turn wheel slowly. This will revolve shaft 29 and also the pulley 33 carried thereby. As the pulley moves slowly along the inner face of the belt 35, the entire platform will be moved and will roll on the ball-bearings and about the shaft 25 as an aXis. As the platform revolves, the person standing thereon will turn with respect to the standard and the marker which are stationary at all times, and the dress-maker or assisting person will cause the garment to brush against the chalk in the marker arm and an accurate, circumferential mark may be described about the garment and wherever desired.

Thus, it will be seen that the improved dress or garmentmarker can be very easily and accurately operated, is of very simple construction, and is well adapted for the purpose described.

What we claim as our invention is:

1. A. garment marker, comprising a base member, a platform member rotatably'seated on said base member and. adapted to have a person stand thereon, said platformmember having an integral portion extending laterally beyond the edge of the base member, a

shaft rotatably journaled in said extension portion, a pulley fixedly secured to the end portion of the shaft adjacent the lower face of the platform, an endless flexible means passing around the base member and the pulley, and a wheel keyed to the upper end of the shaft and accessible to a person on said platform for imparting rotation to said pulley whereby said platform will be rotated on the base as said pulley rotates.

2. A garment marker, comprising a stationary base member, a platform member rotatably seated on said base member and adapted to havea person stand thereon, said platform member having an integral portion extending laterally beyond the edge of the base member, a shaft rotatably j ournaled in said extension ortion a aullev fixedl carried by the end portion of the shaft adjacent the lower face of the platform, an endless flexible belt means passing around the base member and the pulley,a wheel keyed to the upper end of the shaft and accessible to a personon the platform for imparting rotation to said, pulley whereby said platform will be revolved on the base as said pulley rotates. a graduated standard member rigidly connected to the base, and a marker arm slidablv and adjustably carried by said graduated standard member and cooperating with said revoluble platformfor describing a circular mark on the garment of the person on the? platform, said marker ar'in being formed in two sections pivotally joined together and the outer end being provided with a aw for clamp'ingly engaging a piece of chalk or the like.

In testimony whereof, we afiix our signatures; Y 7

"THOMAS 's. sens. GEORGE 0; BROWN. 

